Pensacola, FL – The U.S. Marshals Florida
Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested a Pensacola man yesterday after they found
him hiding in the trunk of a car. Henry Dewayne Watson was wanted by the U.S.
Marshals in Pensacola on a federal warrant for Failure to Appear on a Convicted
Felon in Possession of a Firearm charge. Watson also has a Santa Rosa County
warrant for Aggravated Stalking.

The U.S. Marshals, along with the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), had been working together on
Watson’s capture for two weeks when they finally caught a break last Friday when
they discovered a house where Watson may be hiding out. After hours of
surveillance, Watson was finally spotted walking near that home on the 200 Block
of Craft Street just north of 9 Mile Road in Pensacola around 2 o’clock
yesterday afternoon. Watson then disappeared and task force officers weren’t
sure if he actually went into that house. About two hours later a vehicle driven
by an unidentified woman drove up to the house, entered the garage momentarily
then emerged and took off down the road. Task Force Officers assisted by the
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Gang Unit pulled the car over not far away as
it pulled into a fast food restaurant. After the driver was asked to exit the
car; Task Force Officers found what appeared to be an empty car. However, they
were suspicious and used the remote to open the trunk where they found the 32
year old Watson hiding. Watson was arrested without further incident and booked
into the Escambia County Jail and will see a federal magistrate judge on
Wednesday. There are also additional warrants pending in Santa Rosa County. On
the federal charges alone he is most likely facing a minimum of fifteen years
behind bars.